A study of Scarletts : Scarlett O'Hara and her literary daughters

Bauer, Margaret Donovan, 1963- (author.).

Summary:

Bauer provides a more sympathetic reading of Scarlett as a young woman who refuses to accept social limitations based on gender and seeks to be loved for who she is, Bauer examines Scarlett-like characters in other novels. These intertextual readings serve both to develop further a less critical, more compassionate reading of Scarlett O'Hara and to expose societal prejudices against strong women.

Record details

ISBN: 9781611173734 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1611173736 (hardcover)
Physical Description: x, 159 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- In defense of Scarlett O'Hara -- Gone with the men: Scarlett and Melanie redux in Cold Mountain -- "Put your heart in the land": an intertextual reading of Barren ground and Gone with the wind -- Sula: "more sinned against than sinning" -- "Disregarding the female imperative": Kat Meads's Kitty Duncan, a 1960s-era Scarlett O'Hara -- Afterword.